Black Box SW547A Specifications

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REMOTE CONSOLE PORT MANAGERS

Key Features

Telnet console
manager.
For local or remote
serial-port switching.
Eight or sixteen RS-232
serial ports and
one Ethernet port.
Up to 115-kbps
throughput.
Port-specific password
protection.
Menu-driven control.
No software required.
User-definable modem
auto-setup command
strings.
Any-to-any port
switching.
Rackmount ears
included.
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Access serial console ports for convenient
T hese versatile switches provide
secure, in-band and/or out-of-
band access to RS-232/V.24
console ports as well as
maintenance ports on UNIX ®
servers, routers, and other
networking equipment.
You can use the BLACK BOX
Remote Console Port Manager for:
• local or remote console port
switching,
• UNIX serial console
management,
• Telnet or dial-up access
to consoles at your remote
sites, or
• sharing multiple console ports
through a single VT100™
terminal or PC.
The amount of control on the
switch is impressive. You can
access remote devices in order to
change configuration parameters,
connect users to restricted ports,
collect buffered data, and perform
a variety of other administrative
functions.
Each port on the switch can be
individually accessed by number,
name, or group without having to
navigate a complex procedure in
in- or out-of-band management.
the process. You can individually
configure ports using simple,
menu-driven commands, whether
you want to set passwords, data
rates, parity, flow control, or other
operating parameters.
You can connect up to 8 or 16
®
different devices to the Remote
Console Port Manager. And this
can be done without having to
select a common baud rate,
handshaking, or parity for the
connected devices. The Remote
Console Port Manager converts
the devices' data rates and other
parameters. Each port can be
individually configured for various
options, and the switch will still
provide communication between
the dissimilar devices.
Want to limit access to
important commands? The switch
is designed to do just that, making
it ideal for co-location applications.
It has two security levels that
allow each port to function as
a Supervisor Port or a User Port,
depending on the password
entered during login. Users
on Supervisor Ports can change
configuration and display status,
and connect to any other port.
User Port users, however, are only
allowed to connect to the ports
provided by their password.
Each individual port can be
assigned its own unique, user-
defined password, up to 16
characters long. With its non-
volatile memory, the switch retains
information relating to port
connections even if the unit loses
power or is interrupted.
The full matrix capability of
the Remote Console Port Manager
enables you to connect any port
to any other port on the device.
Ports can also be connected or
disconnected by a third party with
supervisor rights. For example,
systems managers can swap
various RS-232 devices between
ports on a terminal server at a
remote location. Configuration
and Status screens within the
menu display port parameters
and connection activity for one
or all ports.
When you want individual
ports to capture and store
incoming data, you can set the
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